A. a comic book
B. patriotic attachment to the flag of the United States
C. burial of a family pet in a cemetery plot
D. all of the above
Culture
The distinction between elements of material and nonmaterial culture was made by sociologist ?
A. Max Weber
B. George Murdock
C. Margaret Mead
D. William F Ogburn
Which of the following statements about values is correct ?
A. Values never change
B. Values of a culture may change but most remain relatively stable during any one person,s lifetime
C. Values are constantly changing sociologists view them as being very unstable
D. All of the above statements are correct
Which of the following argued that a capitalist society has a dominant ideology that serves the interests of the ruling class ?
A. Max Weber
B. Talcott Parsons
C. Karl Marx
D. Margaret Mead
Social institutions are………….?
A. God-given and cannot be changed
B. Buildings and people who operate them
C. Constellation of folkways and mores
D. None of these
While vacationing in Great Britain an American discover that the British drive on the “Wrong” side of the road are critical of his United States accent and will not accept dollars in stores He feel disoriented and out of place and thus are experiencing ?
A. xenocentrism
B. the Hawthorne effects
C. the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
D. culture shock
Which sociological perspective emphasizes that ethnocentrism that ethnocentrism serves to maintain a sense of solidarity by promoting group pride ?
A. functionalist perspective
B. conflict perspective
C. interactionist perspective
D. dramaturgical perspective
Which of the following was not identified as a defining feature of culture ?
A. Culture is symbolic
B. Culture is transmitted
C. Culture is cumulative
D. Culture is shared
E. Culture is learned
Language is usually considered to be……………?
A. a flexible system of symbols
B. essential for cultural integration
C. a cultural barrier
D. a key cultural marker
E. a cultural universal
Research by Lakoff showed that there are some distinct communication differences between men and women In general men tend to………….?
A. talk more over the course of the relationship
B. be politer in their speech patterns
C. use a greater range of words
D. not appreciate or encourage self-disclosure as much
E. use tags the end of sentences